Yohei Matsumoto (松本 洋平, Matsumoto Yōhei, born 1973) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Setagaya, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he worked at Sanwa Bank, (now part of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ) from 1996 to 2003. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003.
Yohei Matsumoto | |
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松本 洋平 | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office December 19, 2012 | |
| Constituency | Tokyo 19th district (2012-2021) Tokyo PR block (2021-present) |
| In office September 11, 2005 – July 21, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Yoshinori Suematsu |
| Succeeded by | Yoshinori Suematsu |
| Constituency | Tokyo 19th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1973 Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
| Website | http://www012.upp.so-net.ne.jp/yohei/index.html |
Right-wing positions
He was a supporter of right-wing filmmaker Satoru Mizushima's 2007 revisionist film The Truth about Nanjing, which denied that the Nanjing Massacre ever occurred.[1]
References
- ↑ The Japan Times NANJING MASSACRE 70TH ANNIVERSARY December 6, 2007 Retrieved on August 21, 2012
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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